Analysis: Former Ambassador on What’s Next for U.S., Syria

Former U.S. Ambassador to Syria Richard Murphy joins the News Hub to discusses Obama’s address to the nation on Syria and possible next steps. Photo: AP

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... the ... the world's policeman ... terrible things happen across the globe ... Standard is beyond our means to write the whole ... but when ... with modest effort and risk ... we can stop children from being gassed to death ... and thereby make our own children safer over the long run ... I believe we should act ... that was President Brock Obama addressing the will the nation last night that is trained to deal with the conflict in Syria ... welcome to the new iPad into Wednesday morning and Sara Murray ... president Obama says still pursuing diplomatic solution to try to get Syria to turn over it can collect at ... least the possibility of a military strike on the table ... in cases this session fail ... he's also asking Congress to delay a vote on whether to authorize military action ... of the present appeared poised to reuse and skepticism from lawmakers and a war weary public ... meanwhile Secretary of State John Kerry will meet tomorrow with his Russian counterpart in Geneva to continue talks ... joining us now is former U S and Assyria Richard Murphy thank you very much for joining us ... so first anyone he just give me your take on the top of whether the president's anything you know what kind of big take away what ... do you know the people who didn't use the new loan is something to disapprove trust ... but it was a summary you for has been coming of the bits and pieces ... it hopes new ... year something more ... so more of the facts that has led ... us to the conclusion milk which can be cheery and regime was responsible ... but to ... zoo basically was a good ... exposition of ... how we reached a decision and ... that we are ... ready to go with the diplomatic solution if it's possible ... that this the fact that sets us up for kind of a tricky path going forward we are talking about this diplomatic solution in fact I bet ... the house that with the US to talk alot about what's at play there ... it ... will ... do with coming ... immediately to a crunch with the Russian children ... with the two including the resumption ... consequence is that the if ... the Syrian ... government does not move ahead ... as a decision would be ... in the will be consequences unrest is not a fan of this this will benefit all it teaches you the difficult and themselves says something but to ... when you are ... getting some would-be disarm you don't use force against them ... well ... the only ... reason we got to the point we did was because obviously the Syrians were persuaded ... that's more than some American tribe its way around ... but the threat ... the move ... under ... all the sudden the government which ... had never acknowledged it has ... nuclear used chemical weapons ... says juniors who didn't it was going to move ... I welcome the nation's spectrum control and destruction of their stuff so ... things been moving very rapidly ... but the sequester that lingers ... in Washington and all the capital ... can they be trusted to know more click here ... with the agreed plan ... what was it was at the present was to last NEC's Ryland's images and basically children being gas in ... him I'm it's like it's right to appeal to the American public that this is important we do need to be prepared to strike ... and he felt that really resonates of Americans they don't know that a lot of people are going home an idea looking outpacing TBD and Isn't Watching You know what the actual effects of a chemical attack ... the views were horrible ... but to agree and think that the ... the public ... is not ... no it's nothing supportive of the few that we had to move ... why should we invest why should we be the world's policeman or movie ... hesitation she jokes about the American role of come up again ... as we seem to be ... getting ready ... to be involved militarily in the assurances ... that would be limited involvement with the strike ... didn't raise the percentage than the public that was ready to supportive ... for the Congress and just I mean the tree canopy are crafting a resolution if they can try to cop that this diplomatically that ... this is a tough thing to do just the right to say that when ... you were to send people into Syria over to figure out where these chemical weapons stockpiles are reduced to around him up and take care you want ... still it to you the deal room where do you get sixty separate sites ... with chemical weapons ... and chemical stocks ... you have a team who ... was going on inside two years civil war ... and ... you're expected ... to international inspectors won't be free to move around to several inspect control ... and started construction process which is going to take years in any case ... it's a it's a big